2025 Cross Country Roster
Nicholas Kiprotich
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Eldoret, Kenya
- Prev School:
- Makongi High School (Iowa Western Community College)
TFRRS Profile
Conference USA Cross Country Championship (8K)
2023 (Bowling Green, Ky.): 7th place, 23:17.0 (1st Team All-Conference)
2024 (Oxford, Ala.): 7th place, 24:07.7 (1st Team All-Conference)
ASUN Cross Country Championship (8K)
2022 (Huntsville, Ala.): 3rd place, 23:30.8 (1st Team All-Conference)
NCAA Southeast Regional Championship (10K)
2022 (Louisville, Ky.): 16th place, 30:08.7 (All-Region)
2023 (Spartanburg, S.C.): 17th place, 29:32.5 (All-Region)
2024 (Rock Hill, S.C.): 27th place, 30:40.5
NCAA Division I Championship (10K)
2023 (Charlottesville, Va.): 113th place, 30:40.1
2025 Outdoor Track & Field (R-Jr.)
- Scorer in both CUSA events, crossing the line third in the 10K and seventh in the 5K
- Personal-best 29:37.60 10K at the Bryan Clay Invitational sits No. 8 in program history
2024-25 Indoor Track & Field (Sr.)
- Fastest times of the season in the 3K (8:18.15 for 9th place) and 5K (14:31.66 for 8th place) both came at the CUSA Championship
2024 Cross Country (Sr.)
- Liberty’s No. 1 runner in five of six races, including a 27th-place showing at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships
- Earned all-conference honors in cross country for the third year in a row, placing seventh overall for the CUSA champion Flames
- Three-time CUSA Men’s Runner of the Week (Sept. 3, Sept. 24, Oct. 8)
- Liberty Challenge individual champion for the second time in his career (also 2022)
2024 Outdoor Track & Field (R-So.)
- CUSA 10K champion bounced back to earn all-conference honors with a third-place 5K finish
- Recorded a season-best 30:21.86 in the Bryan Clay Invitational 10K
2023-24 Indoor Track & Field (Jr.)
- Scored CUSA points in both the 3K (sixth place) and 5K (seventh)
- Fastest 3K of the season was an 8:22.82 at the Penn State National Open
2023 Cross Country (Jr.)
- Liberty’s top finisher at each of his last four races, closed out by a 113th-place showing in his NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships debut
- Earned his ticket to the national meet with a 17th-place effort at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships that netted all-region recognition. His regional 10K time of 29:32.5 ranks No. 4 in program history.
- The Flames’ lone first team All-CUSA performer, following a seventh-place conference finish
- Placed third at the Eye Opener and fourth at the Paul Short Run to begin his junior season, earning CUSA Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week honors on Oct. 3
2023 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
- The only race he was able to finish during an injury-shortened outdoor season was the Raleigh Relays 5K (14:24.96).
2022-23 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
- Came in sixth in the ASUN 5K (season-best 14:21.19) and ninth in the 3K
- Won the Bob Pollock Invitational 5K and ran a season-best 8:18.03 in the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational 3K
2022 Cross Country (So.)
- Earned all-region accolades with his team-best 16th-place finish at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships, clocking 30:08.7 for the 10K
- First team All-ASUN performer after finishing third at the ASUN Championship in an 8K personal-best 23:30.8 (No. 4 in program history)
- Liberty’s top finisher in all five of his races, he began his time as a Flame as the individual champion at both the Liberty Challenge and Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational
Previous School
- Attended Iowa Western Community College for one year (2021-22)
- Recorded four top-10 finishes at NJCAA national championship events, taking second in the indoor 5K, third in the outdoor 10K, fourth in cross country and seventh in the outdoor 5K
- Top times included 8:27.65 (3K), 14:22.87 (5K), 29:41.98 (10K) and 23:58 (cross country 8K)
Prep
- Graduated from Makongi High School
Personal
- Son of Levy and Susan Tuwei
- Birthday is June 3
- Graduated in 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies
Student-Athlete Q&A
What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level?
I wanted to grow spiritually and athletically.
Is there anything special you do pregame or postgame and why?
I do 20 minutes of stretching postgame.
Who in your life inspires you and why are they such an inspiration?
Eliud Kipchoge. He is talented as well as a good mentor.
What is your most memorable athletic moment/accomplishment?
My first ASUN championship cross country race.
If you picked your jersey/uniform number, why is that number important to you?
I would pick three since it is a lucky number for me.
Do you have any relatives who are playing or have played college or professional sports? (Names, relation to you, what/where they played)?
Ally Kipchirchir- liberty track and field
Favorite meal (breakfast/lunch/dinner) and what is that special meal?
I would pick ugali for dinner special meal is Kenyan made pilau with chapati.
What is the first app you check on your phone each day?
The Bible.
What is your favorite hobby outside of athletics?
I would say playing soccer.
Do you have any current pets (name and type of animal)?
We have Cows.
Who was your favorite athlete growing up?
It is Eliud Kipchoge.
What is your favorite possession and why?
My Bible. Its a gift from my grandmother
What is your dream vacation spot and why?
I want to go to Singapore.
